Counties in New York by average annual temperature

Kings County had the highest average annual temperature of 62 counties in 2014, at 53.9 °F. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 39.8 °F. The median was 45.3 °F and the figure for New York was 44.5 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest53.9Kings County
Lowest39.8Hamilton County
Median45.362 counties
New York44.5History

Map of counties, 2014

Albany County: 46.2 °FAllegany County: 44 °FBronx County: 53.5 °FBroome County: 45.1 °FCattaraugus County: 43.6 °FCayuga County: 45.4 °FChautauqua County: 44.8 °FChemung County: 45 °FChenango County: 44.2 °FClinton County: 42.1 °FColumbia County: 47.4 °FCortland County: 43.6 °FDelaware County: 43.5 °FDutchess County: 48.7 °FErie County: 45.6 °FEssex County: 40.6 °FFranklin County: 40.9 °FFulton County: 43.5 °FGenesee County: 45.9 °FGreene County: 44.9 °FHamilton County: 39.8 °FHerkimer County: 41.8 °FJefferson County: 44.3 °FKings County: 53.9 °FLewis County: 41.6 °FLivingston County: 46 °FMadison County: 44.2 °FMonroe County: 47.2 °FMontgomery County: 45.6 °FNassau County: 52.9 °FNew York County: 53.8 °FNiagara County: 46.6 °FOneida County: 44.1 °FOnondaga County: 45.6 °FOntario County: 46 °FOrange County: 48.5 °FOrleans County: 46.6 °FOswego County: 45.2 °FOtsego County: 43.7 °FPutnam County: 49.2 °FQueens County: 53.6 °FRensselaer County: 46.1 °FRichmond County: 53.6 °FRockland County: 50.6 °FSt. Lawrence County: 42.6 °FSaratoga County: 45.3 °FSchenectady County: 46 °FSchoharie County: 44 °FSchuyler County: 44.8 °FSeneca County: 46.2 °FSteuben County: 44.3 °FSuffolk County: 51.6 °FSullivan County: 45 °FTioga County: 45 °FTompkins County: 44.5 °FUlster County: 46.3 °FWarren County: 42.8 °FWashington County: 45.3 °FWayne County: 46.5 °FWestchester County: 50.8 °FWyoming County: 44.1 °FYates County: 45.7 °F
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°F, 2014. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Kings County: 53.9 °FKings County53.9New York County: 53.8 °FNew York County53.8Queens County: 53.6 °FQueens County53.6Richmond County: 53.6 °FRichmond County53.6Bronx County: 53.5 °FBronx County53.5Nassau County: 52.9 °FNassau County52.9Suffolk County: 51.6 °FSuffolk County51.6Westchester County: 50.8 °FWestchester County50.8Rockland County: 50.6 °FRockland County50.6Putnam County: 49.2 °FPutnam County49.2Dutchess County: 48.7 °FDutchess County48.7Orange County: 48.5 °FOrange County48.5Columbia County: 47.4 °FColumbia County47.4Monroe County: 47.2 °FMonroe County47.2Niagara County: 46.6 °FNiagara County46.6Orleans County: 46.6 °FOrleans County46.6Wayne County: 46.5 °FWayne County46.5Ulster County: 46.3 °FUlster County46.3Albany County: 46.2 °FAlbany County46.2Seneca County: 46.2 °FSeneca County46.2Rensselaer County: 46.1 °FRensselaer County46.1Livingston County: 46 °FLivingston County46Ontario County: 46 °FOntario County46Schenectady County: 46 °FSchenectady County46Genesee County: 45.9 °FGenesee County45.9Yates County: 45.7 °FYates County45.7Erie County: 45.6 °FErie County45.6Montgomery County: 45.6 °FMontgomery County45.6Onondaga County: 45.6 °FOnondaga County45.6Cayuga County: 45.4 °FCayuga County45.4Saratoga County: 45.3 °FSaratoga County45.3Washington County: 45.3 °FWashington County45.3Oswego County: 45.2 °FOswego County45.2Broome County: 45.1 °FBroome County45.1Chemung County: 45 °FChemung County45Sullivan County: 45 °FSullivan County45Tioga County: 45 °FTioga County45Greene County: 44.9 °FGreene County44.9Chautauqua County: 44.8 °FChautauqua County44.8Schuyler County: 44.8 °FSchuyler County44.8Kings County: 53.9 °FKings County53.9New York County: 53.8 °FNew York County53.8Queens County: 53.6 °FQueens County53.6Richmond County: 53.6 °FRichmond County53.6Bronx County: 53.5 °FBronx County53.5Nassau County: 52.9 °FNassau County52.9Suffolk County: 51.6 °FSuffolk County51.6Westchester County: 50.8 °FWestchester County50.8Rockland County: 50.6 °FRockland County50.6Putnam County: 49.2 °FPutnam County49.2Dutchess County: 48.7 °FDutchess County48.7Orange County: 48.5 °FOrange County48.5Columbia County: 47.4 °FColumbia County47.4Monroe County: 47.2 °FMonroe County47.2Niagara County: 46.6 °FNiagara County46.6Orleans County: 46.6 °FOrleans County46.6Wayne County: 46.5 °FWayne County46.5Ulster County: 46.3 °FUlster County46.3Albany County: 46.2 °FAlbany County46.2Seneca County: 46.2 °FSeneca County46.2Rensselaer County: 46.1 °FRensselaer County46.1Livingston County: 46 °FLivingston County46Ontario County: 46 °FOntario County46Schenectady County: 46 °FSchenectady County46Genesee County: 45.9 °FGenesee County45.9Yates County: 45.7 °FYates County45.7Erie County: 45.6 °FErie County45.6Montgomery County: 45.6 °FMontgomery County45.6Onondaga County: 45.6 °FOnondaga County45.6Cayuga County: 45.4 °FCayuga County45.4Saratoga County: 45.3 °FSaratoga County45.3Washington County: 45.3 °FWashington County45.3Oswego County: 45.2 °FOswego County45.2Broome County: 45.1 °FBroome County45.1Chemung County: 45 °FChemung County45Sullivan County: 45 °FSullivan County45Tioga County: 45 °FTioga County45Greene County: 44.9 °FGreene County44.9Chautauqua County: 44.8 °FChautauqua County44.8Schuyler County: 44.8 °FSchuyler County44.8
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
°F
Change on 2013
1Kings County53.9-2%
2New York County53.8-1.8%
3Queens County53.6-1.7%
3Richmond County53.6-2.4%
5Bronx County53.5-1.8%
6Nassau County52.9-1.5%
7Suffolk County51.6-1.3%
8Westchester County50.8-2.1%
9Rockland County50.6-1.9%
10Putnam County49.2-1.8%
11Dutchess County48.7-2%
12Orange County48.5-2.4%
13Columbia County47.4-2.7%
14Monroe County47.2-2.5%
15Niagara County46.6-3.3%
15Orleans County46.6-2.7%
17Wayne County46.5-2.5%
18Ulster County46.3-2.5%
19Albany County46.2-2.5%
19Seneca County46.2-3.1%
21Rensselaer County46.1-2.5%
22Livingston County46-3%
22Ontario County46-3%
22Schenectady County46-2.1%
25Genesee County45.9-3.2%
26Yates County45.7-3%
27Erie County45.6-3.8%
27Montgomery County45.6-2.4%
27Onondaga County45.6-2.6%
30Cayuga County45.4-3%
31Saratoga County45.3-1.9%
31Washington County45.3-2.6%
33Oswego County45.2-2.2%
34Broome County45.1-2.8%
35Chemung County45-4.1%
35Sullivan County45-3.4%
35Tioga County45-3.4%
38Greene County44.9-2.8%
39Chautauqua County44.8-4.1%
39Schuyler County44.8-3.7%
41Tompkins County44.5-3.9%
42Jefferson County44.3-2.2%
42Steuben County44.3-3.7%
44Chenango County44.2-2.9%
44Madison County44.2-2.9%
46Oneida County44.1-2%
46Wyoming County44.1-3.7%
48Allegany County44-3.1%
48Schoharie County44-2.4%
50Otsego County43.7-3.1%
51Cattaraugus County43.6-3.5%
51Cortland County43.6-3.3%
53Delaware County43.5-3.1%
53Fulton County43.5-2.2%
55Warren County42.8-2.1%
56St. Lawrence County42.6-2.1%
57Clinton County42.1-2.3%
58Herkimer County41.8-2.6%
59Lewis County41.6-2.1%
60Franklin County40.9-1.7%
61Essex County40.6-2.6%
62Hamilton County39.8-2.5%

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Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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